You probably understand the concept of innocent until proven guilty, which reins throughout the United States in every courtroom. If you face a criminal charge, the Pennsylvania court assumes you are innocent until the prosecutor proves you are guilty. The American...
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How Pennsylvania’s New First-Time DUI Offenders Law Works
After August 25, 2017, a new Pennsylvania law will allow persons convicted of first-time drunk driving to avoid a complete license suspension by PennDOT, formerly a mandatory, administrative procedure. Under current law, a first-offense DUI conviction in Pennsylvania...
Superior Court of Pennsylvania Affirms Conviction of Husband for Criminal Trespass, Where Wife was only Party on Lease and Wife Excluded Husband from the Residence
On February 9, 2016, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania handed down Com. v. Benito, 2016 Pa. Super. 30.Brent Benito ("Husband") and L.C. ("Wife") were married in Trinidad in 2011. Wife subsequently rented an apartment in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, while Husband...
From Washington: Tighter Regulations on Gun Dealers
At Skala | Miller, we are constantly updating our understanding of firearms law, on the state and national levels. As anyone can see, the laws with respect to firearms are only getting tougher, in every possible way. If you're a person wishing to start a gun dealing...
Virginia: No Concealed Carry Reciprocity
Yikes. Be careful out there, folks. Violating these laws can result in a federal firearms disability....
Can I Afford a Lawyer?
Does anyone remember the H&R Block commercial where the husband claims to be a "tax master"? If you do, you'll also remember the H&R Block spokesman destroying the husband's laptop with a katana before informing the husband that the husband is, in fact, "not a...